Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eddington (2025)
Midsommar (2019)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Heathers (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
3 Ninjas (1992)
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Babe: Pig In The City (1998)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Goodfellas (1990)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Age of Consent (1969)
Happiness (1998)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
The Servant (1963)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Four Lions (2010)
Jam (2006)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Home Sweet Home (1982)
Nuts in May (1976)
Hard Labor (1973)
Naked (1991)
Secrets and Lies (1996)
Vera Drake (2004)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Dogville (2003)
Europa (1991)
An Element of Crime (1984)
Seventh Continent (1989)
Benny’s Video (1992)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Caché (2005)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2007)
Punishment Park (1971)
Edvard Munch (1974)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The War Game (1966)
Threads (1984)
Ghost World (2001)
Crumb (1995)
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Tim Burton
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Martin Scorsese
David Cronenberg
Willem Dafoe
The Criterion Collection
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Harold Pinter
Luis Buñuel
Chris Morris
Joseph Losey
Blue Jam radio series (1997-99)
Jam TV series (2000)
Brass Eye (1997, 2001)
The Chris Morris Music Show (1994)
On the Hour radio show (1991-92)
The Day Today radio show (1994)
David Lynch
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Mike Leigh
BBC
Michael Haneke
Lars Von Trier
The Kingdom TV series (1994, 1997, 2022)
Dogme 95
Robert Bresson
Peter Watkins
Darius Khondji
Our Daniel Clowes podcast
Eightball comic by Daniel Clowes (1989-2003)
Robert Crumb
Zap Comix comic series (1968-2014)
Terry Zwigoff
Monica graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (2023)
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